Maybe you ought to take a look at the thread (or threads) that Fran is getting worked up about. Make your own mind up if he is being 'bullied' or not. Personally, if I spout utter nonsense and post complete falsehoods, I EXPECT to get called on it. If I post music that sounds terrible, after assuming the mantle of 'expert', I don't expect a pat on the back for it. I expect someone to go 'WTF are you talking about?!'

Fran does NOT post as a newbie. If he did, he wouldn't get the responses he does. But he hands out information as if he is the expert, and much of it is patently false. On top of that, the only time he posts any music not riddled with mistakes and bad sound is when he posts an SMF that someone else did (and try to quietly pass it off as his work), and even then he screws the sound up... Once again, all acceptable for a newbie (except the SMF part!), but Fran passes himself off as some kind of guru...

What are we supposed to do? Sit around circle jerking each other, or is this forum supposed to take the giving of advice and making operational pronouncements to less experienced players seriously? I couldn't seriously recommend this forum to ANYONE, beginner or more advanced player, if complete falsehoods and terrible playing from those that 'claim' a degree of experience are simply allowed to go uncommented, and with a pat on the back to boot...

What impression does it give of US? That we are so stupid we don't even recognize BS when we hear it?